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Technical Analysis: Currency pairs – Dec 08
December 8th, 2014
Technical Analysis for December 08, 2014 EUR/USD moves lower once again crossing the last bottom line. The next target will be 1.225 and once it breaks that level it will target 1.2 for the long term. A reversal to ...
Business lobby warning on chancellor’s new ‘Google tax’
December 5th, 2014
The chancellor wants multinationals to pay their “fair share” of tax The Confederation of British Industry has warned over Chancellor George Osborne’s plans for the UK to “go it alone” on corporate tax reform. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation ...
Fiat Chrysler launches $2.5 billion mandatory convertible bond, share offer
December 5th, 2014
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) (FCHA.MI) (FCAU.N) said on Thursday it had launched an expected share offer and a $2.5 billion mandatory convertible bond as it seeks to reduce its mounting debt pile and fund an ambitious five-year investment plan. ...
Canary Wharf owner Songbird Estates rejects revised £2.6bn Qatar offer
December 5th, 2014
Canary Wharf owner and takeover target Songbird Estates has rejected a revised offer of 350p per share made by the Qatari sovereign wealth fund late yesterday. The board of Songbird said it “does not reflect the full value of the ...
Dollar Gains a 7th Week Before Jobs; Yen Drop Spurs Bankruptcies
December 5th, 2014
The dollar headed for a seventh weekly gain, after rising above 120 yen yesterday for the first time since July 2007, as economists predicted U.S. job growth quickened while Japan is in recession and Europe struggles. The U.S. currency has gained ...
Like Chinese Stocks? In Hong Kong, They’re 12% Cheaper
December 5th, 2014
The rush to pile into the world-beating stock rally in Shanghai has become so fevered that many investors are passing over identical shares that are trading more than 10 percent cheaper in Hong Kong. It’s a reminder of how froth can overwhelm ...
Osborne moves to cut spending to 1930s levels in dramatic autumn statement
December 4th, 2014
The chancellor, George Osborne, has set out dramatic plans to move Britain from the red into the black that will see public spending as a percentage of GDP fall to its lowest level since the 1930s and could require ...
Dollar Approaches 120 Yen on U.S. Growth as Aussie Falls 6th Day
December 4th, 2014
The dollar strengthened to within 0.1 percent of 120 yen, the highest since July 2007, as analysts forecast that U.S. job growth will accelerate while Japan remains in recession. A gauge of the U.S. currency headed for its highest close in more than ...
Fall of the Bond King: How Gross Lost Empire as Pimco Cracked
December 4th, 2014
Bill Gross, the 70-year-old king of bonds, rushed through the offices of his $2 trillion empire on a Friday morning distributing hand-written notes. He knew his reign was over. The billionaire co-founder of Pacific Investment Management Co. and its ...
U.S. Shares Rise With Dollar as Oil Surges Amid Data
December 3rd, 2014
U.S. stocks rose toward records, as energy shares rallied with the price of crude and investors weighed data on hiring and the services sector. European equities climbed and the dollar gained on speculation the region’s central bank will add ...
